Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I thought this called for an answer.

The demise of long range fleet defense aircraft can really be summed up in a single acronym - AEGIS
The Arleigh Burke class destroyers and our Ticonderoga class cruisers employing the AEGIS system with its phenomenal SPY series of radars and…

Astromech Droid for in flight maintenance?

It was at the same time as Porsche Parade in Monterey, CA...

I was willing to break some personal rules and say NP until I read "welded diff" at that point it became instant crack bait.

I have 2:

First time, while showing off my newly running vintage Porsche 911 to my best friend I accelerated to it’s max speed (something like 110MPH) then uttered words that are seared in my brain:
“...and the brakes are amazing.”
I downshifted into 4th (which puts the engine WAY above the rev limiter) and pushed the…

Nice car, but the 2.0 really isn't that much fun. Really they're asking classic 911 money for a decent 914/4 with a strange paint job. Crack Pipe by at least $15K.

This doesn’t really count, but in the spirit of ‘Busa all the things...
The gorgeous recreation of the Bugatti 100p airplane uses 2 x 1500cc ‘busas built by Radical Performance Engines in place of the original Bugatti Type 50P Straight 8s. (Original aircraft with Bugatti engines in picture)

An ok deal at half the price. Pure CP at $30K.

British Malaise, what could possibly go wrong?
She’s handsome, but I’ve never heard a good thing about the Jag V12 - this car seems to promise more reliability headaches than an Audi allroad. CP all the way.

Kilos are less capable because they lack the range, speed, and endurance of a US nuclear submarine. They are extremely effective within their limited mission set, but lack the flexibility and reach of US subs. As for what the Kilo was doing: they were firing cruise missiles from the surface. We can do that while…

I’m a former US Navy Sonar Technician who served on a Los Angeles class sub. Diesels are slow and don’t have the range or endurance that nuclear ships do, but they are CRAZY quiet and have advanced sensors and weapons systems. There’s nothing antique about the Kilo. I’ll admit that they’re less capable than a US sub,…

It makes more sense than you think to transition. The primary value in the Blue Angels is their ability to excite the public and drive recruitment. To that end - every bit of bad press, every lost show, every piece of an airplane that falls off - is in a very bright spotlight and under a microscope. Those minor…

I always make hard lines for the tight bends and just use hose for the joints.

It has nothing to do with the pressure and everything to do with the resistance to ethanol. The FI hose simply doesn't get brittle and crack out when exposed to modern gasoline.

Longtime aircooled owner - bug, 2 busses, 911 - I used that genuine German braided fuel line for years and wouldn’t use anything else because it just looked so right in the engine bay... However, I’ve had bad leaks in the engine bay of my 911 that were directly caused by that braided fuel line that was less than 2…

I gotta call my self out. I got the year wrong. It was 2008. The official safety report essentially said what I said, but here is some scuttlebutt and pictures of some of the damage:

I just wish I had more information to share. I was working for Patrol and Resonance Wing 10 in Whidbey Island, Washington at the time. It was a Wing instructor with a squadron pilot training to be an instructor. Because nobody died and the plane didn’t crash, there wasn’t any public news about it. The pictures from…

When I was flying the P-3, a 4 engine turboprop similar to a C-130, back in 2010 we lost an aircraft in somewhat similar circumstances. An experienced and qualified, but not proficient, instructor was doing 2 engine work with a student. Things happened, 90% human error, and the aircraft ended up single engine and…

As a Porsche owner.... I’m broken hearted to agree with you.

My 911 takes about 10 quarts on a normal change and as much as 16 when I’ve had the engine out. :)

I get a lot of strange looks at the auto parts store.